Chapter||18

How could you change on me

Gotta take it to the grave with me

I gave you a chance when i shouldn't have

So put the blame on me

Previously

"What the," he muttered before picking the envelope up so he could examine properly.

He quickly tore open the mail before scanning his eyes over the paper.

"This gotta be a fucking joke," he looked towards the twins asking them as if they knew what he was letting out and could respond.

"Your aunty better be playing," he continued on as they just looked at him blankly.

Just to be sure in case his eyes were trying to play tricks on him he read over it again, but sure enough, it had the same he wished it hadn't had before.

"She's pregnant," he whispered.

He quickly grabbed his phone dialling Robyn's number. When she didn't answer he called a second time, up until the 4th time she finally answered.

"Yes babe," she spoke up when the call came through.

Odell had so much anger in him when he heard her voice he immediately cut the call on her leaving a confused Robyn on the other end.

Robyn tried to call him back several time but Odell simply declined each and every one of them.

30 minutes later Robyn was making her way up the stairs to her apartment. She opened the door to darkness in her apartment.

She turned up her eyebrows before calling out Odell's name. She searched the living to no Odell then headed to the kitchen to see a dark figure sitting on the island stool with their head down.

Robyn turned on the light seeing it was Odell.

"Babe you okay," she asked reaching to touch his shoulder but as soon as he felt her getting close to him he stood up out of his seat backing away.

"Babe what's wrong, " she began to become worried because he had tears gushing down his face.

"When were you going to tell me about the abortion," he interrogated.

As soon as those words left his mouth all the blood from her face drained as she stood there shocked.

"I-I," Robyn stammered over her words as Odell glared at her with hooded eyes.

"Why the fuck you stuttering for," he strolled closer towards her resulting in her to take a few step backs as well.

"It's n-not what umm you th-think,"

"No, it is what I think, my fucking girlfriend was about to have a damn abortion," he roared at her, Robyn flinched in dismay as she watched Odell's eyes turn from a hazel colour to a dark hazel in a matter of seconds into the conversation.

"I-I," Odell was beginning to get agitated with her stuttering, so he slammed on the island counter while screeching, provoking Robyn to let out little sobs.

"Stop fucking crying, you the one that's fucking pregnant with my damn child and was about to have an abortion," he took a deep breath after letting out that, to try and calm himself down and stop himself from lashing out on Robyn.

"I was scared okay," Robyn shrieked.

"I was and still am scared that you're going to leave me for someone else, everyone I had in my life when I was younger left, they left me because they thought I was damaged, I just didn't want to feel the pain again,"

"Ro-" Odell began to explain but was interrupted by Robyn.

"No let me explain, I let so many people come into my life and leave whenever they pleased, I've been stumped over so many times, so when you left me it brought me back to that same little girl who was left all alone," She expresses causing him to look down in shame.

"You made me feel worthless Odell, I kicked myself every single day asking what did I do to you for you to cheat on me, then you left me high and dry, I nearly committed suicide Odell," She revealed, Odell lifted his head at the newfound information he heard, it felt like someone was pulling his heartstrings after she announced that.

"I was so scared I could never be alone, that's why Kam was always with me because she knew I had suicide thoughts, the hurt I felt was so unexplainable Odell, I gave you everything what you did felt as if you spat in my face. So when I found out I was pregnant again by you I panicked, I thought it was going to happen all over again, so to save myself the pain I thought maybe an abortion was what was best," She shrugged, even though it was killing her inside, looking up at him and Odell could finally detect the damaged he had inflicted on to Robyn.

He rushed to her side but she rejected him by putting her arm forward to stop him from coming any further.

"Baby I'm so sorry," He looked at her with remorse, compassion and love. Robyn glanced away from him dabbing at the tears that decided to fall.

"I don't want your sympathy Odell," She exclaimed

"I can't help but give it because the woman I am in love with lost our baby and it's all my fault,"

After that silence had consumed the couple.

Both not knowing what to say.

Odell took the initiative to step forward and wrap his arms around Robyn, in which she didn't decline. He uttered sweet nothings into her ear making Robyn sob even harder than she was previously.

"We're having a baby," he beamed smiling from ear to ear. He swiftly picked up Robyn and spun her around with nothing but joy laced in his voice. Robyn smiled at this interaction as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I promise I'm gone do right by you this time," He promised before giving her a passionate kiss.

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Armani sped down the road ultimately making a 25-minute drive into a 10-minute drive to Ryan's house. The phone had been cut off so Armani had no way of communicating with Ryan, so she was panicking even more because she didn't know what was happening with Ryan.

She pulled up at his apartment complex hopping out the car before she could even park properly heading to his apartment.

She banged on the door in hope he may have stopped having his attack but unfortunately after a few seconds of waiting she knew no one would come and answer the door.  She braced herself as she was about to kick down his door.

She successfully kicked down his door and frantically looked around the apartment to see where he is.

She found him in his bedroom on the floor clutching his chest.

"Oh my gosh," she shouted running to his aid.

"Babe you need to breathe," she coached to him oblivious to her calling him babe but Ryan caught on to it.

"I'm sorry," All Ryan cared about was getting Armani to forgive him and he wouldn't stop apologising until she did.

"It's okay Ryan, I forgive you, please just breathe slowly for me," she gave him a sinister smile showing him that she was certainly genuine.

After a while, she had been able to get Ryan's breathing down and now they sat on the floor forehead to forehead and the only sound that could be heard was their breathing.

"I don't blame you," She confessed, Ryan lifted his head up at the newfound information. He was surprised by Armani's statement because he thought that she did blame him for everything that had happened to her.

"You should," he mumbled looking her in her eyes.

"Why, you didn't know they would kidnap me,"

"I had an idea, that's what they do for a li-," Armani interrupted him perplexed on why he was blaming himself.

"You could've of known fully, you didn't even know they were going to be at the same restaurant as us," she concluded causing him to sigh.

"Please let me finish, at first I was trying to protect myself, I lied to your cousin about who took you and if I knew them, I could've helped them find you way before they actually did if I just helped straightaway," He confessed, tears at the brim of his eyes.

"I guess everyone is just against me, huh," She began to stand up but Ryan grabbed her waist forcing her back down onto his lap.

"It wasn't like that, these men are ruthless, if they would've known I ratted them out, I'll be a dead man walking," he reasons with her.

After Ryan had pretended to meet with Gunna, Gunna had called it off because of the Kairo's attack leaving no suspicion on Ryan's end because Gunna was just that stupid.

After that, it was pure silence with Armani contemplating if she even wanted to tell Ryan about her pregnancy or not. She didn't have to tell Ryan if she didn't want to because, at the end of the day, he wasn't the father of her unborn child nor did she think that they were dating anymore.

"Thanks for being honest, I just wish you could've told the truth from the beginning,"

"I know and I'm sorry, have you talked to any of the girls," He asked referring to Renee, Zouniia and Destiny.

"I've only talked to Destiny because she knew," she explained now starting to feel remorseful because she had avoided Renee and Zouniia for the past weeks without giving reason and her situation.

"I think you should speak to them, they sounded real concerned and sad when they asked about you," he disclosed to her causing Armani to have a frown upon her face.

"Yeah I'm gone invite them over, maybe next week," She confirmed.

"What business do those men run," She asked raising her head from off his shoulder so she could look at him. Ryan coughed at her question before clearing his throat and answering.

"Human sex trafficking," He disclosed causing Armani's eyes to widen. She was now certainly glad that they had found her before they could sell her off to someone.

"Sex trafficking," She reiterated, Ryan nodded his head in confirmation.

"And your friends with these people," She wasn't even sure if she wanted to know what Ryan did while he was with them.

Ryan simply turned his head away.

"Ryan look at me," She demanded and used her hand to grab at his chin so they could be face to face with each other.

"Did you do what they do," She slowly asked scared of his answer. Ryan contemplated whether or not he should tell her the truth or lie to her.

"Not necessarily," he responded beating around the bush.

"What does that mean," she got up off him before sitting next to him but leaving space between the two.

"I just got the girls for them and that's it," He revealed, Armani nodded her head trying to process everything he had just said.

"So was I one of the girls you were supposed to bring them," She inquired after they had been sitting in silence for a while.

Ryan dismissed her question looking straight forward.

"Ryan," she sternly spoke squeezing her eyes shut as she pinched her forehead.

"No, I promise, I had long gone left their gang before I met you," He honestly told.

"Why would you do something like that, so cruel knowing what these people do to those girls,"

"Those were the boys I grew up with, they were the only people I knew, I saw them as my brothers before the thing with my brother happened," he cleared his throat at the end at the mention of his brother.

"You don't really speak about your brother often, do you want to, you know I'm here to listen," She grabbed at his hand to give him comfort. Ryan noticed the small gesture and turned to give her a small smile which she returned.

"In due time baby," he replied bringing their wedded hands up to his lips to kiss hers.

"That's fine baby, whenever you're ready,"

"Are you okay," He asked

"Okay with what," Since she had been rescued Armani had tried to be as in denial as possible. She didn't want to relieve the moment ever again in her life, but the nightmares keep on coming and with her being pregnant put even more emotions on her. She wanted to forget about anything that happened, she wanted to pretend as if she wasn't pregnant and pretend as if she didn't get kidnapped to seem as normal as possible.

"Armani," He sighed.

"Ryan," she challenged back at him.

"Armani please, tell me how you feel, don't shut me out as well, it's not healthy baby," He now held both of her hands as he sat in front of her.

"I-I don't kn-know to feel," her hands began to tremble, she looked down so Ryan couldn't see the tears that threatened to fall.

"Tell me what's going on in your head, what are you thinking,"

"I'm thinking why me, why any girl in fact, why do they do these things to innocent girls, they ruin families, ruin lives, how can they feel pleasure in doing these nasty things, they raped and beat me without an ounce of remorse," By now she was in tears with her head on Ryan's shoulder. Ryan continued to be mute as he let her bring out all of her emotions.

"I was so terrified when I was there, I didn't know whether or not I was gone make it out alive,"

"You're a fighter baby, you're a warrior, I haven't met anyone as brave as you baby and that's why I love you," he revealed causing Armani to lift her head up at the announcement Ryan had just made.

She looked Ryan in the eyes trying to see if she could spot any lies in his eyes, but she couldn't. She only saw love and what she presumed was sympathy in his eyes.

She couldn't believe he was saying the 3 words and they hadn't even been in a relationship for that long, she wasn't sure if she actually did love Ryan but she knew she liked him way beyond anything.

"You don't have to say it back if you don't mean it, I just wanted to let you know that I love you," he kissed her lips in which she panicked as flashbacks of when she was kidnapped. She abruptly pushed him off her before regretting once she saw the look in Ryan's eyes.

"I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have kissed you," He apologised.

"No, no, it's not you, it just brought back memories, I'm sorry,"

"You don't gotta be sorry, if you're not ready that's okay, after everything you've been through, I should've known,"

"Thanks for understanding,"

"You're lucky I love you," he joked in which Armani laughed as well while playfully nudging him.

"You not gone stop saying that, are you,"

"Nope," he smirked down at her.

"Can we watch a movie please,"

"Sure, what you wanna watch," he asked as he got up then helped Armani up off the floor before they made their way to his bed.

"The hate they give,"

"Babe how many times have we watched that already," he spoke.

"So, that movie is so touching, especially when we can relate and fear that-that could easily be us," She laid down far away from Ryan still shaken up.

"That is true, why you so far,"

"I just feel more comfortable here,"

"I understand," He replied before starting up the movie.

30 minutes into the movie Armani had managed to make her way close to Ryan and was now wrapped up in his arms with their legs intertwined.

"I love you," he randomly said causing Armani to smile for the hundredth time tonight.

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The next day

The banging of the door abruptly woke up Asia as she squinted her eyes, trying to adjust to the sunlight that seeped through the cracks of the curtains.

"Who is it," she shouted as she made her ways downstairs to the door.

"The police, open up," They responded back.

"The police," she asked herself with confusion on her face. She opened the door and was shocked to see the amount of police was on her patio door.

"Asia, we have a search warrant to your house," The officer handed her the warrant as they all barbed into her house.

Baffled by this sudden news she scanned her eyes over the letter, seeing that was indeed granted to search her house. She was still confused about why because she did nothing illegal for the police to come to her house.

"Boss we found something," Another officer shouted causing him to follow the voice and check it out.

Asia squinted her eyes wondering what could that have possibly found in her house, following after them seeing where they're going.

"What is it," she questioned once they got to her guest room.

The officer ignored her showing his boss the gun he had found underneath the bed where she had hidden it.

Asia's eyes grew wide once she noticed what it was and fear took over her body.

"Good looking out, make them bag it up so they can check it out," He instructed as the officer nodded placing the gun into the plastic bag.

"Anything to say, Miss. Banks," The head officer looked towards her with a questionable face.

"Nope, I just want to know why you came to search my house in the first place,"

"We got some leads that I can't discuss with you about but we were informed that the murder weapon may be in your house," He informed her causing her eyes to go wide. She did not know the gun Deshawn had given her was a murder weapon because if she did she would have declined his offer of looking after it for him.

"Murder weapon," she exclaimed, the officer nodded his head in confirmation.

"And where did you hear this information from,"

"We can't disclose that information with you, ma'am, I'm sorry," he countered as they began to make their way downstairs as all the officers started heading out the door as well.

"Yall just can't leave my place messy like this," she proclaimed but they completely dismissed her, exiting out her front door.

She huffed as she closed the door behind them. She let out a treacherous breath putting her hands on her head in disbelief.

She went directly to her phone to call Deshawn.

She began to get baffled when he didn't answer the call after the 3rd ring.

Deshawn sat at his island table in guilt as he watched Asia's call ring. He knew what he was doing was wrong but it was the only way he could protect her from getting hurt.

He watched the phone ring with a heavy heart knowing she was going to get in serious trouble.

Wife💍💕

Can u pick up the phone?

What did you do Deshawn?

He stared as the text came through from Asia as she bombarded him with questions. He simply turned his phone upside down and strolled out of his kitchen into his living room.

Asia continued to ring his phone with tears at the brim of her eyes because she had never been in this predicament before and was unsure what to do. She also wished to know what was the explanation on why Deshawn delivered her his gun and why the police just came through her door.

"Deshawn please pick up," she muttered to herself as she called him another time for it to ring to voicemail, yet again.

Her leg bounced up and down as she tried to formulate everything that had just transpired. She soon began to cry the more she thought about the situation.

Asia was not built for Deshawn's lifestyle and Deshawn knew that but he still decided to pursue her and bring her into his lifestyle.

A few hours later

"Hey my babies, mummy missed you so much," she cooed just as she opened the door to Robyn who had both babies in her arms.

"How you doing," Robyn inquired as she handed them both off to her.

"Doing better now that I see my babies," she started kissing all over their faces causing them to burst into a fit of laughter.

"How you doing," Asia asked once she focused her attention back to Robyn.

"Couldn't be better," she gave a genuine smile.

"So what do you say a girls night," Robyn put both her hands in the air with a leg up as well while saying it.

"Girl, of course, I missed you,"

The twins started to get cranky, so they headed to the kitchen to feed them.

"So how have they been," Asia asked once they got situated with Robyn feeding Nija and Asia feeding Mya.

"They been good surprisingly, Odell really liked their company," She couldn't stop smiling and thinking about Odell with their children.

"Have you told him yet," Asia questioned Robyn after a couple of minutes of silence.

"Should I," Robyn joked.

"I know you lying," Asia exclaimed with a shocked expression causing Robyn to laugh at her.

"Girl I'm joking, I told him and he was happy about him having a child,"

"That's good, I'm happy for you," she leaned over to give her a hug the best she could with baby food all over her because of Mya.

"Thank you girl," she replied with a huge smile on her face because she was finally content with her life.

"You know the damn police came up in my house this morning," Asia was still a bit shaken up by the police predicting that they found the murder weapon.

"For what," Robyn asked

"Deshawn ca-," Asia began to explain but was interrupted by Robyns outburst.

"Deshawn," She exclaimed with a raised brow.

"I know, but he gave me a gun-,"

"A gun,"

"Girl would you let me explain," Causing Robyn to laugh at Asia as she became irritated.

"Sorry, yes go ahead, no more interruptions," She zipped her mouth and pretended to throw away the key.

"Thank you, I was sceptical to take the gun but then he said he was gone take, next morning police come and search the house, found the gun and starting saying it was a murder weapon," She revealed and all Robyn could do was hold a stunned expression on her face.

"Murder weapon," she exclaimed in disbelief on what Deshawn had gotten her into.

"And what did he say," Robyn questioned.

"Nothing, I tried to call him numerous of times but he never answered,"

"That son of a bitch," Robyn mumbled making a mental note to pop up at Deshawn's house to confront him.

"But enough about him, let's talk about something else," She wanted to change the topic because the more she spoke about the circumstance the more she got anxious.

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